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A leading global mining company

Anglo American is a leading global mining company focused on the responsible production of copper, premium iron ore and crop nutrients – future-enabling products that are essential for decarbonising the global economy, improving living standards, and food security.

Our portfolio of world-class operations and outstanding resource endowments offers value-accretive growth potential across all three businesses, positioning us to deliver into structurally attractive major demand growth trends.

Bringing long-term sustainable development opportunities

We have significant steelmaking coal investments in Australia and particularly in Queensland’s Bowen Basin, along with additional joint venture interests.

We produce and export the highest quality steelmaking coal, which is used in steel production for critical building and infrastructure around the world.

Re-imagining mining to improve people’s lives

Re-imagining mining to improve people’s lives -

Re-imagining mining to improve people’s lives

Mining has a smarter future – a future where you may barely notice some mines at all. And that’s a good thing. Out of sight, but never out of mind, tomorrow’s ultimate mine will long provide the precious raw materials our modern society needs.

Essential to modern life

Our integrated approach to sustainability and innovation drives our decision-making across the value chain, from how we discover new resources to how we mine, process, move and market our products to our customers – safely, efficiently and responsibly.

 

Our Sustainable Mining Plan commits us to a series of stretching goals over different time horizons to ensure we contribute to a healthy environment, create thriving communities and build trust as a corporate leader. We work together with our business partners and diverse stakeholders to unlock enduring value from precious natural resources for our shareholders, for the benefit of the communities and countries in which we operate, and for society as a whole.

 

Anglo American is re-imagining mining to improve people’s lives.

Structural changes to unlock value

Anglo American is currently implementing a number of major structural changes to unlock the inherent value in its portfolio and thereby accelerate delivery of its strategic priorities of Operational excellence, Portfolio simplification, and Growth.

 

This portfolio transformation will focus Anglo American on its world-class resource asset base in copper, premium iron ore and crop nutrients, once the sale of our steelmaking coal and nickel businesses, the demerger of our PGMs business (Anglo American Platinum), and the separation of our iconic diamond business (De Beers) have been completed.

In Australia we are guided by our Steelmaking Coal Leadership Team, under the broader governance of our Group Management Committee.

Steelmaking Coal Leadership Team

Dan van der Westhuizen

CEO of Anglo American in Australia

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Dan van der Westhuizen

CEO of Anglo American in Australia

Dan joined Anglo American in September 2022 to lead Anglo American’s Steelmaking Coal business based in Brisbane, while also representing Anglo American’s interests at a national level with our stakeholders across Australia.

Prior to joining Anglo American, Dan was the Chief Operating Officer and Interim Managing Director of Rio Tinto Aluminium – Pacific Operations. During his eleven years with Rio Tinto, Dan held a range of senior operational roles within the aluminium and coal businesses. Dan has extensive experience in the mining industry, both open cut and underground, including as General Manager and Site Senior Executive at Rio Tinto’s Weipa operations and Kestrel Coal Mine in Queensland and in the commercial area at Idemitsu Australia.

Dan is a qualified accountant as well as holding statutory mining qualifications and he is a committed and passionate safety and people leader. He lives in Brisbane with his wife and two children.

As we continue to develop our sustainability plans for our business in Australia, Dan will draw on his experience working closely with communities and other stakeholders to bring to life Anglo American’s Purpose.

Heather Bell

Head of Safety, Health and Enterprise Risk

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Heather Bell

Head of Safety, Health and Enterprise Risk

Heather joined Anglo American's Steelmaking Coal operations in September 2023 as Head of Safety, Health and Enterprise Risk.

Heather was previously the Head of Production Integration for BMA. Prior to that, she held positions of General Manager Special Projects for BMA and General Manager Resource Development for New Hope Group.

Heather has also spent four years as the Mining Manager and Statutory Manager of Mining Engineering at Bengalla Mining Company and held several senior positions with Rio Tinto Coal NSW & QLD operations. Heather holds a Bachelor of Engineering Mining (1st Class Honours, University Medal) from UNSW and an MBA, Executive from the Australian Graduate School of Management.

Heather obtained her Open Cut Examiner’s and Mine Manager’s statutory tickets in 2005 while working as an Engineer.

Heather was the first female open cut examiner and shift boss at one of NSW’s largest open cut mines at 27 years of age.

Heather is passionate about enabling young women to succeed within the mining industry and continues to share her deep knowledge and experience in a variety of forums.

Having won the 2013 Queensland Resources Council Resources Award for Women (Overall Category), Heather was also selected as one of 100 global inspirational women in mining (by WIM UK) in 2013.

Heather is married with three children, lives in Brisbane and enjoys camping with her family and long distance running.

Matthew Cooper

Head of Operations

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Matthew Cooper

Head of Operations

Matt Cooper is the Head of Operations for Anglo American’s Steelmaking Coal Business. He has more than 25 years’ global resource experience across Australia, South America, Europe, and Africa.

Matt has held leadership roles in both BHP and Xstrata spanning Operations, Projects, Governance, Commercial and Technical responsibilities.

Matt is a mining engineer by background with extensive experience in longwall mining and other coal operations.

He has held General Manager roles at both underground and open cut mines, including at Broadmeadow and Gregory-Crinum mines.

Ben Mansour

Head of People and Organisation

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Ben Mansour

Head of People and Organisation

Ben Mansour is Head of People and Organisation for Anglo American’s Steelmaking Coal Business, responsible for the company’s workforce of more than 5,500 people.

Ben returned to Anglo American in October 2021, bringing more than 20 years’ experience in corporate human resource roles, including as General Manager Employee Relations & Human Resources at Rio Tinto, and Head of Human Resources for Virgin Australia.

Prior to this, Ben worked for Anglo American for 10 years across various roles such as Employee Relations Manager for Australia and Canada and HR Manager for many of our sites including our Moranbah operations, Grasstree and Drayton.

Ben holds Bachelor degrees in Commerce (Human Resources), International Business (Finance) and Arts (Economics), along with post-graduate qualifications in Industrial Relations and Occupational Health & Safety.

Away from work Ben enjoys family time with his two young sons and watching the South Sydney Rabbitohs.

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Ben Houston

Head of Legal, Australia

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Ben Houston

Head of Legal, Australia

Ben Houston is Head of Legal Australia for Anglo American’s Steelmaking Coal Business. In this role, Ben manages the legal team in Australia and provides legal services to Canada. He is also responsible for social performance, stakeholder engagement and external and internal communications for our Australian operations and interests.

Ben has been with Anglo American since October 2008 and has practised as a lawyer in the resource sector since 1999. Before joining Anglo, he worked in private practice in Australia at Corrs Chambers Westgarth in the resource sector and in London at CMS Cameron McKenna and Clifford Chance in the construction sector and on major projects.

Ben holds Bachelor degrees in Law and Commerce, a post graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and is admitted to practice as a solicitor in the Supreme Court of Queensland and the Supreme Court of England and Wales.

Clive Robertson

Head of Strategy and Integrated Coal Chain

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Clive Robertson

Head of Strategy and Integrated Coal Chain

Clive Robertson is Head of Strategy and Integrated Coal Chain (ICC) within the Steelmaking Coal Marketing Team – part of the Anglo American Marketing Business Unit. He is responsible for Marketing Strategy and Integrated Sales and Operations Planning – carried out by the ICC.

Clive joined Anglo American’s Research Laboratories in Johannesburg in 2002 as a graduate metallurgist. After working in mineral processing and benchmarking, he transferred to Steelmaking Coal’s Dawson operation in Australia, overseeing coal quality. He then held roles in Technical Services and Supply Chain before moving to Marketing in 2010.

Kate du Preez

Head of Sustainability and Corporate Affairs

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Kate du Preez

Head of Sustainability and Corporate Affairs

Kate du Preez is Head of Sustainability and Corporate Affairs in Anglo American's steelmaking coal operations.

She is responsible for sustainability, environment, social performance and corporate affairs. She has almost 30 years of experience in the mining industry across Africa and Australia, including working in underground coal mines and in management positions.

She holds a Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering and was the first woman in South Africa to hold a mine manager’s certificate of competency in coal mining.

Before joining Anglo American, Kate was providing independent advice to the Resources Minister on safety and health matters in the resources sector in her role as Commissioner for Resources Safety and Health.

As chair of the Coal Mining Safety and Health Advisory Committee and the Mining Safety and Health Advisory Committee, she played an instrumental role in driving deeper collaboration and cooperation in the development of safety and health solutions for the mining industry.

Andrea Rutley

Head of Technical and Analytics

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Andrea Rutley

Head of Technical and Analytics

Andrea Rutley is the Head of Technical and Analytics for Anglo American’s Steelmaking Coal business.

Her current role combines the technical operating functions of mine planning, gas and ventilation, governance, geotechnical engineering, geoscience and data analytics to drive operational performance through risk reduction, planning effectiveness and resource delineation to ensure future growth for Anglo American.

With more than 25 years in the mining industry, Andrea has worked in geophysical exploration for base metals, engineering and environmental companies and held various technical and leadership roles within the coal industry.

Since joining Anglo American in 2011, Andrea has held the role of Head of Safety and Sustainable Development and has been the Manager of Exploration and Head of Geoscience, where she has managed exploration programs and led multi-disciplinary geoscience teams across Australia, South Africa, Botswana and Canada to achieve technical excellence.

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Glen Robinson

Head of Projects

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Glen Robinson

Head of Projects

Glen joined Anglo American in 2013 as Steelmaking Coal’s Head of Projects, and oversees the development and execution of major expansionary and stay-in-business capital projects. He brings more than 40 years’ industry experience to the business, and has worked in both operational and technical roles at executive levels around the world, including Australia, South Africa and South America.

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Dan van der Westhuizen

CEO of Anglo American in Australia

Dan van der Westhuizen

CEO of Anglo American in Australia

Dan joined Anglo American in September 2022 to lead Anglo American’s Steelmaking Coal business based in Brisbane, while also representing Anglo American’s interests at a national level with our stakeholders across Australia.

Prior to joining Anglo American, Dan was the Chief Operating Officer and Interim Managing Director of Rio Tinto Aluminium – Pacific Operations. During his eleven years with Rio Tinto, Dan held a range of senior operational roles within the aluminium and coal businesses. Dan has extensive experience in the mining industry, both open cut and underground, including as General Manager and Site Senior Executive at Rio Tinto’s Weipa operations and Kestrel Coal Mine in Queensland and in the commercial area at Idemitsu Australia.

Dan is a qualified accountant as well as holding statutory mining qualifications and he is a committed and passionate safety and people leader. He lives in Brisbane with his wife and two children.

As we continue to develop our sustainability plans for our business in Australia, Dan will draw on his experience working closely with communities and other stakeholders to bring to life Anglo American’s Purpose.

Heather Bell

Head of Safety, Health and Enterprise Risk

Heather Bell

Head of Safety, Health and Enterprise Risk

Heather joined Anglo American's Steelmaking Coal operations in September 2023 as Head of Safety, Health and Enterprise Risk.

Heather was previously the Head of Production Integration for BMA. Prior to that, she held positions of General Manager Special Projects for BMA and General Manager Resource Development for New Hope Group.

Heather has also spent four years as the Mining Manager and Statutory Manager of Mining Engineering at Bengalla Mining Company and held several senior positions with Rio Tinto Coal NSW & QLD operations. Heather holds a Bachelor of Engineering Mining (1st Class Honours, University Medal) from UNSW and an MBA, Executive from the Australian Graduate School of Management.

Heather obtained her Open Cut Examiner’s and Mine Manager’s statutory tickets in 2005 while working as an Engineer.

Heather was the first female open cut examiner and shift boss at one of NSW’s largest open cut mines at 27 years of age.

Heather is passionate about enabling young women to succeed within the mining industry and continues to share her deep knowledge and experience in a variety of forums.

Having won the 2013 Queensland Resources Council Resources Award for Women (Overall Category), Heather was also selected as one of 100 global inspirational women in mining (by WIM UK) in 2013.

Heather is married with three children, lives in Brisbane and enjoys camping with her family and long distance running.

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Matthew Cooper

Head of Operations

Matthew Cooper

Head of Operations

Matt Cooper is the Head of Operations for Anglo American’s Steelmaking Coal Business. He has more than 25 years’ global resource experience across Australia, South America, Europe, and Africa.

Matt has held leadership roles in both BHP and Xstrata spanning Operations, Projects, Governance, Commercial and Technical responsibilities.

Matt is a mining engineer by background with extensive experience in longwall mining and other coal operations.

He has held General Manager roles at both underground and open cut mines, including at Broadmeadow and Gregory-Crinum mines.

Ben Mansour

Head of People and Organisation

Ben Mansour

Head of People and Organisation

Ben Mansour is Head of People and Organisation for Anglo American’s Steelmaking Coal Business, responsible for the company’s workforce of more than 5,500 people.

Ben returned to Anglo American in October 2021, bringing more than 20 years’ experience in corporate human resource roles, including as General Manager Employee Relations & Human Resources at Rio Tinto, and Head of Human Resources for Virgin Australia.

Prior to this, Ben worked for Anglo American for 10 years across various roles such as Employee Relations Manager for Australia and Canada and HR Manager for many of our sites including our Moranbah operations, Grasstree and Drayton.

Ben holds Bachelor degrees in Commerce (Human Resources), International Business (Finance) and Arts (Economics), along with post-graduate qualifications in Industrial Relations and Occupational Health & Safety.

Away from work Ben enjoys family time with his two young sons and watching the South Sydney Rabbitohs.

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Ben Houston

Head of Legal, Australia

Ben Houston

Head of Legal, Australia

Ben Houston is Head of Legal Australia for Anglo American’s Steelmaking Coal Business. In this role, Ben manages the legal team in Australia and provides legal services to Canada. He is also responsible for social performance, stakeholder engagement and external and internal communications for our Australian operations and interests.

Ben has been with Anglo American since October 2008 and has practised as a lawyer in the resource sector since 1999. Before joining Anglo, he worked in private practice in Australia at Corrs Chambers Westgarth in the resource sector and in London at CMS Cameron McKenna and Clifford Chance in the construction sector and on major projects.

Ben holds Bachelor degrees in Law and Commerce, a post graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and is admitted to practice as a solicitor in the Supreme Court of Queensland and the Supreme Court of England and Wales.

Clive Robertson

Head of Strategy and Integrated Coal Chain

Clive Robertson

Head of Strategy and Integrated Coal Chain

Clive Robertson is Head of Strategy and Integrated Coal Chain (ICC) within the Steelmaking Coal Marketing Team – part of the Anglo American Marketing Business Unit. He is responsible for Marketing Strategy and Integrated Sales and Operations Planning – carried out by the ICC.

Clive joined Anglo American’s Research Laboratories in Johannesburg in 2002 as a graduate metallurgist. After working in mineral processing and benchmarking, he transferred to Steelmaking Coal’s Dawson operation in Australia, overseeing coal quality. He then held roles in Technical Services and Supply Chain before moving to Marketing in 2010.

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Kate du Preez

Head of Sustainability and Corporate Affairs

Kate du Preez

Head of Sustainability and Corporate Affairs

Kate du Preez is Head of Sustainability and Corporate Affairs in Anglo American's steelmaking coal operations.

She is responsible for sustainability, environment, social performance and corporate affairs. She has almost 30 years of experience in the mining industry across Africa and Australia, including working in underground coal mines and in management positions.

She holds a Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering and was the first woman in South Africa to hold a mine manager’s certificate of competency in coal mining.

Before joining Anglo American, Kate was providing independent advice to the Resources Minister on safety and health matters in the resources sector in her role as Commissioner for Resources Safety and Health.

As chair of the Coal Mining Safety and Health Advisory Committee and the Mining Safety and Health Advisory Committee, she played an instrumental role in driving deeper collaboration and cooperation in the development of safety and health solutions for the mining industry.

Andrea Rutley

Head of Technical and Analytics

Andrea Rutley

Head of Technical and Analytics

Andrea Rutley is the Head of Technical and Analytics for Anglo American’s Steelmaking Coal business.

Her current role combines the technical operating functions of mine planning, gas and ventilation, governance, geotechnical engineering, geoscience and data analytics to drive operational performance through risk reduction, planning effectiveness and resource delineation to ensure future growth for Anglo American.

With more than 25 years in the mining industry, Andrea has worked in geophysical exploration for base metals, engineering and environmental companies and held various technical and leadership roles within the coal industry.

Since joining Anglo American in 2011, Andrea has held the role of Head of Safety and Sustainable Development and has been the Manager of Exploration and Head of Geoscience, where she has managed exploration programs and led multi-disciplinary geoscience teams across Australia, South Africa, Botswana and Canada to achieve technical excellence.

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Glen Robinson

Head of Projects

Glen Robinson

Head of Projects

Glen joined Anglo American in 2013 as Steelmaking Coal’s Head of Projects, and oversees the development and execution of major expansionary and stay-in-business capital projects. He brings more than 40 years’ industry experience to the business, and has worked in both operational and technical roles at executive levels around the world, including Australia, South Africa and South America.

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